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--- import_and_export:import_prescribers [2012/08/03 16:33] – john
+++ import_and_export:import_prescribers [2021/10/08 09:30] – Gary Willetts
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-=====  Importing prescribers =====
+{{indexmenu_n>40}}
-{{entry>40.Import & Export/4.Importing Prescribers|*}}
+====== 17.04. Importing prescribers ======
+<WRAP center round info 60%>
-<note> Applicable in Dispensary mode only</note>
+Applicable in Dispensary mode only
+</WRAP>
 From the //File// menu, choose //Import Prescribers//, and the //Import alert// window is displayed.
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-// Previous: [[import_and_export:importing_names|Importing Customers, Suppliers, Patients]]     Next: [[import_and_export:import_abbrev|Importing abbreviations]]//
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+If the file you are importing has non-English characters (for example, accents), it is important to make sure the file is saved with a UTF-8 charset. You can check this by opening the file in Notepad (for Windows). When you save the file, you can choose the Charset used, as shown in the image below.
+{{:import_and_export:pasted:20201216-023239.png}}
+</WRAP>
+Choose import options from the preview window and click **OK** to begin import.
+{{ :import_and_export:import_prescbr_preview.png?500 }}
+<WRAP info center round 60%>
+If there are non-printable characters before or after the first name, last name or code they will be removed. Any non-printable characters in the first name, last name or code will be replaced with an underscore (<wrap em>_</wrap>).
+</WRAP>
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+|  //  Previous:  **[[import_and_export:importing_names]]** | | Next: **[[import_and_export:import_abbrev]]** //  |
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